D.A.V. (Post Graduate) College Dehradun is a government aided college in the city of
Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Dehradun (), also known as Dehra Doon, is the winter capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and is governed by the Dehradun Municipal Corporation, ...
, India.
History
The Arya Samaj evening school was transferred from Meerut to the valley of Dehradun in the year 1892. It was later developed into the D.A.V. School. It became Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Postgraduate College, Dehradun, in 1948.
Affiliation
*Agra University-1948
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HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand.
Faculties
*Arts
*Science
*Commerce
*Education
*Law
Courses
Bachelor of Arts
(Three-year degree course)
# Economics
# English Literature
# History
# Maths
# Drawing & Painting
# Indian Classical Music
# Geography
# Political Science
# Statistics
# Hindi
# Sociology
# Sanskrit
# Psychology
# Education
Bachelor of Science
(Three-year degree course)
#Physics
#Chemistry
#Maths
#Zoology
#Botany
#Statistics
Bachelor of Commerce
All subjects
Bachelor of Laws
Three-year degree course
Bachelor of Education
All subjects
Master of Arts
Two-year degree course
# Economics
# English Literature
# History
# Maths
# Drawing & Painting
# Geography
# Political Science
# Psychology
# Sociology
# Sanskrit
# Statistics
# Hindi
# Education
Master of Science
# Botany
# Zoology
# Physics
# Statistics
# Chemistry
Master of Commerce
All prescribed subjects
Notable alumni
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Bachendri Pal
Bachendri Pal (born 24 May 1954) is an Indian people, Indian mountaineer. In 1984, she became the first Indian woman to climb the summit of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest. She was awarded the third highest civilian award in India, ...
(First Indian Woman to climb Mount Everest)
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Harbans Kapoor
Harbans Kapoor (7 January 1946 – 13 December 2021) was an Indian politician who was a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttarakhand State. He was Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2012. He was ele ...
(8-Times and Current MLA for
Dehradun Cantt. Constituency)
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Ajay Kothiyal (Founder of Youth Foundation and member of AAP)
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Sushil Chandra (Chief Election Commissioner of India)
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Akhilesh Kumar Tyagi
Akhilesh Kumar Tyagi (born 15 May 1956) is an Indian plant biologist and the former director of National Institute of Plant Genome Research. Known for his studies on plant genomics and biotechnology, Tyagi is an elected fellow of all the three ...
(Plant Biologist and Former Director of National Institute of Plant Genome Research)
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O.P. Bhatt (Chairman of
Tata Steel
Tata Steel Limited is an Indian multinational steel-making company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, with its primary operations based in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. It is a subsidiary of the Tata Group.
Formerly known as Tata Iron and Steel ...
, former chairman of the
State Bank of India
State Bank of India (SBI) is an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational Public sector undertakings in India, public sector bank and financial service body headquartered in Mumbai. It is the largest bank in India with a 23% market shar ...
)
References
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Colleges in India
Universities and colleges in Dehradun
Universities and colleges established in 1948
1948 establishments in India
Universities and colleges affiliated with the Arya Samaj